Minolta RIVA ZOOM 140EX - SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS; Off-Center Subjects

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lf
you
want to
take
a
picture
with the
main sub-
ject
placed
to
one
side,
use
focus
hold to ensure
accurate
focusing.
You should
also
use
focus
hold
in the
special
situations
described
on
the
next
page.
Off-Center
Subiects
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Center
the
focus
frame
on
your
subiect'
then
press
and
hold the shutter-release
button
partway
down
until
the
green
focus
lamp
glows.
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lifting
your
finger,
recompose
the
frame
and
press
the shutter-release
button
all-
the-way
down
to
take
the
Picture.
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Some subjects
or scenes,
such
as those
de-
scribed
below, are
diff icu
lt for
the
autofocus
system
to
detect.
To
ensure
proper
focus in
these
situations,
first
lock focus on another
ob-
ject
at the
same
distance
from
you
as
your
maih
subject, then
recompose
your
picture
and
press
the
shutter-release
button.
When a
very
bright or
low-
contrast
area
fills
the cen-
ter of the
viewfinder.
o
The
green
lamp will
blink
slowly
to
warn
you
that
focus
may
not
be accurate.
When
your
subject
is near
a
very
bright object
or area.
o
The focus
lamp may
glow,
but
focus
may not
be
correct.
When two
subjects
overlap.
o
The
green
lamp will
glow
and the closer of
the two
subjects
will
be
in focus.
When a
subject
composed
of
alternating
light
and
dark
lines fills
the
center of
the
viewf inder.
o
The
green
lamp will blink
rapidly
and
the shutter
will
lock.
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